iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) Shares Purchased by Guidance Point Advisors LLC

Guidance Point Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 1.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 9,354 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the quarter. Guidance Point Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $707,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 33,008 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,499,000 after buying an additional 849 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 350.7% during the fourth quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 59,157 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,473,000 after acquiring an additional 46,031 shares during the last quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 8.1% during the fourth quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 7,326 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $550,000 after acquiring an additional 549 shares during the last quarter. OneAscent Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $490,000. Finally, Allie Family Office LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 7.2% in the 4th quarter. Allie Family Office LLC now owns 253,037 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $19,132,000 after purchasing an additional 16,924 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $82.04 on Thursday. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 1 year low of $73.91 and a 1 year high of $85.19. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $81.82 and a 200-day simple moving average of $80.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $57.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.88 and a beta of 0.81.

About iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, formerly iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of its underlying index, MSCI EAFE Index (the Index). The Index has been developed by MSCI Inc as an equity benchmark for its international stock performance.